It Starts With Us

People are frustrated with politics and public life.
Nothing is being done about the problems that affect everyday people.

We're going to change that.

Together with you, Rich Harwood wants to move our communities and country forward. The Reclaiming Main Street Campaign is an invitation for people and organizations to join us to become a catalyst for change.

Amplify Your
Aspirations For

Your Community

The Reclaiming
Main Street Campaign

Changing the Narrative

Moving the Country Forward

Rich Harwood, president and founder of The Harwood Institute, has spent over 25 years helping communities work together. With the Reclaiming Main Street Campaign, he is traveling the country to address where we are as a nation, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

It starts with us - we need the collective energy of individuals and groups to move the country in a new direction. Our plan is to train 5,000 new Public Innovators by 2016 and connect with 100,000 individuals who actively work to improve their communities, organizations and lives... Read Rich's blog post about this campaign

The Reclaiming
Main Street
Campaign Tour

We're coming to you.

Come share your aspirations for your community and for the country in person at one of our stops. We'll make sure leaders at all levels see your shared aspirations and understand how they can act on them in a way that shifts the current environment.